Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-07-07
HURLEY'S HEAVY FIRE.
Eighty Buildings Burned with Loss of owe
Eighty Thousand Dollars.

| oEooEhEh, hlcu., d uI6 Ho.-A most DIS
astrous fire prevailed at Hurley, Wis, to,
day, destroying about half of the business
portion of the town. The flames started
about 10 O'Clock in the forenoon in the
rear of the market of the Gogebic Meat
and Provision company's building. The
fire soon spread to the market and it was
only few minutes before the brisk wind
that was blowing carried the flames to the
opposite side Of the street. The fire de-
partment was called out and rendered eff
fcient services, but the fire had gained
to much Roadway to be subdued. A large
number of merchandise establishments
and several hotels and boarding houses
were destroyed.
THE LOSSES.
! Following is a statement of the losses
sustained:
| Gogebic Meat and Provision company,
buildings, barns, etc., $500; Insurance
$4,000; on stock, $4,000; INSURANCE $1,000;
total loss $4,000.
George Alexander, household goods ST.
600; no insurance.
McGrossen, restaurant builling and
furniture $500; no insurance..
Isaac Moses, wholesale liquor dealer,
building and stock of goods $4,000. No
| insurance.
P. M. Halloran & Co., building, $780,;
| insurance $1,000; stock of boots and
shoes, $4,000; insurance $4,000; total loss
| $4,000.
Capt. Mckay, building, 81 ,OoD; no in
surance.
QMrs. sMcDonald, millinery stock, and
household goods, $1,000; no insurance.
Judge r. S. Murray, office fixtures,
library, etc, 5000; no insurance.
G. G. Keible, building, $500; bakery,
furniture, etc. $500; no insurance.
| Feeder & Beebe, stock of boots and
shoes, hats and caps, jewelry, ETC., $40,
900; insurance 5000; total loss $4,000.
James Black, barn building, $1,000; in
| surance $500.
Levi g. Guensburg, building $1,000; in
So =. iECodis, Wholesale liquor dealer, ST.
600; insurance, $500
A. Alexander, building 81 ,500; insurance
$500; saloon fixtures, household goods,
etc, $4,000; insurance $500.
O'Neill, house 81 800; total loss.
Mrs. c. O'Neil, hotel, furniture, ETC.,
$1,000; no insurance.
Kitty Anderson, saloon building, fix
lures and household goods, $4,000; no
Insurance.
Geo. Brown, barber shop and furniture,
$4,000
Patrick Shay, saloon building, fixtures
and household goods, $4,000; no 1nsur-
ance.
Commercial hotel, G. P. Newberry
building, $4,000; furniture $4,000; no in
surance, Lovejoy, lessee of Commercial
hotel, furniture $1,000; no insurance.
Seventy boarders lose various amounts.
Hill, Palmer & Stacy, building 81 500,
general merchandise goods $1,000; no
insurance, a small portion of the stock
saved,
Hotel Hammond, G. E. Dunbar, build
ing, $4,000; insurance $1,000; Miss Ham
mond, hotel furniture, $4,000; no insur-
ance.
Leo Leroy, clothing, jewelry, ETC.,
81 200; no insurance.
American House with furniture, $4,000;
no insurance.
Forest house, j. NJ. Bartlett, proprietor,
building and furniture, $4,000; insurance
$500.
VIM. Dodge, lumber yard, $4,000.
Other losses have been sustained
amounting to about $4,000.
TOTAL LOSS, $80,OOO'
The total losses will aggregate $4,000,
For while the whole town was in dan
ger of destruction and about thousand
men turned out from the eighboring
mines to assist in subduing the flames.
All the merchants had large forces of men
engaged in packing their goods, and
many of them carted them off to safe
distance from the flames. A number also
loaded their goods on to freight trains
and fat cars and engines were held in
readiness to haul them out of town. The
Ashland fire department was telegraphed
for, but arrived too late to be of any ser
vive. The fire ceased to spread on reach
ing number of vacant lots, but it
was with the greatest difficulty that
it was prevented from igHiting buildings
located at a distance of 500 feet, so in
tense was the heat. Moore & McFerran's
large merchandise establishment and
Paeske Bros. grocery store were badly
scorched. The sdies and roofs of these
two buildings were covered with wet
blankets, which no doubt saved them and
the remainder of the town. Moore d
McFerran carry stock of goods valued
at $4,000. Freight trains were run up to
their place, and large portion of the
stock was removed from the building.
TO BE REBUILT.
Hurley Is one OF the principal mining
towns on the Gogebic iron range, and has
a population of about $500. Water mains
are being laid through the streets, but
sufficient progress has not been made to
protect the town. Work will be begun
Immediately to build up the burnt dis
| triet.
Where Ignorance Was Bliss
New York Sun.
II beg your pardon, SIR" said the wait
CT to guest who had about half finished
his breakfast of soft boiled eggs, "but
those eggs don't seem fresh. I'll bring